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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-11

all the cities of the West looking to an
ovation to the President and his bride
such as will probably never again fall to
the lot OF a chief magistrate or public
man in this country.
INVITED BY THE TWINS.
Not to be outdone in hospitality by
their rivals, the Twin Cities appointed a
joint committee to prepare a suitable
invitation to the President to visit Saint
Paul and Minneapolis, and on the 18th of
August an appropriate testimonial was
turned over to the joint committee and
forwarded by them to the President, at
Washington. Sixteen pages of watered
silk are conspicuous in the volume, which
at first glance appears to be handsome
red morocco album, and these leaves are
interspersed with parchment, upon which
the various inscriptions are engrossed. A
bow OF white ribbon at each of the four
corners connects the parchment pages to
the silk leaves, and the volume, which is
eighteen inches long by twelve wide. will
make superb addition to the Presidents
library at Oak View. The first Inscription
is a quotation from Pericles, which forms
the trontlspiece, and reads as follows:
To say you are welcome would be SUPER
fuous.
This page is succeeded by another con-
tanning the greeting:
st. Paul and Minneapolis and the Common
wealth OF Minnesota to his excellency
President Cleveland, and Mrs. Cleveland
greeting:
mr.. PreSident:' On behalf of the people
OF the State of Minnesota we hereby ex-
tend to yourself and Mrs. Cleveland an
earnest and cordial invitation to visit the
State this fall and to stop at such points as
may De convenient to you. In extending
this invitation we desire to express the
qualification which all our citizens will feel
at your acceptance. 1t will be our pleas
ure TO SHOW you the wonderful natural
wealth of the Northwest and the splendid
development which has been wrought Inv
the pluck and energy of its citizens, as we'll
as to extend to yourself and Mrs. CIeye-
land such personal courtesies as NAV lie in
our power. We trust, Mr.. President. that
you VIII not regard this invitation as mere
1ofmallty, but as an earnest desire both to
meet you personally and to pay our re
spects to the great office which you hold.
A part of the speech delivered by the
late William H. Seward a quarter of a
century ago, predicting the future pros
perlty of st. Paul, follows the greeting.
and the remainder Of the volume is made
up OF the names of the committee of
invitation, which comprises the leading
men OF Minnesota Irrespective of party
affiliations.
The album is inclosed in handsome
cardinal plush casket bearing its title in
letters of gold, and the entire tribute is q
beautiful and most creditable piece of
workmanship.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-11

itOr at ease and makes conversation
natural and unrestrained. To his old
Buffalo neighbors he is the same Grover
Cleveland as of old. He has always pos
sessed enough natural dignity and self
poise to prevent undue familiarity, but
there has been no fresh assumption of
dignity because of added honors.
would not call Mr.. Cleveland good
conversationalist. He has not a large
vocabulary and his range of reading has
not been wide. He is unimaginative and
matter of fact. About the subjects with
which his administration has to deal he
talks clearly and well and the words to
express his ideas are well chosen. Out
side of this range of topics he never cares
to go, and he is not the sort of man to let
the conversation be led into by-paths he
has not trod. He leads it himself and
always over familiar ground. He is a
good listener, but unless he is in company
with some brilliant and eloquent talker
like Lamar, for instance, he does the
major part of the talking himself. While
positive in his opinions, he is not as
dogmatic as was Jackson, nor is he as
gentle and Chesterfeldian as Arthur.
His sofC and musical voice is surprise
to those who hear it for the first time, for
his physical proportions prepare the Wis
itor for tones uttered in heavy and husky
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-11

and the neck plump and arching. Her
dark brown, worn in style peculiar to
herself, which little Mollie Villas will de-
scribe by saying, at is very pretty when
it is mussed up" Her jewelry is always
worn with becoming modesty. She has
an almost endless variety of gems to draw
upon for her adornment, but she loves
best her wedding necklace, which is worn
on all state occasions. She carries this
with her on her present trip, and also the
brooch and necklace presented to her by
the Chicago Bohemian Society.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-11

big oaken desk in the White House
library, which is his business Office
when the hurry of the day is over, the
President is seen at his best. His
memory is excellent, and he readily
connects the casual visitor with other
persons Of his acquaintance or with sur
roundings with which he is familiar. He
frequently drifts into Renaissance on
such occasions, and talks entertainingly
and humorously of his own earlier days
when he was fishing, farming, editing
herd books, or struggling at the law. If
the visitor is an old acquaintance Mr..
Cleveland is pretty apt to take him out
for drive into the country, and detain
hi for dinner and cigar at Oak View.
The present occupant of the White
House is a generous host, and the days
are rare when one or more guests are not
entertained at the old mansion.
Outside of the official routine the Presi-
dents life is like that of the average
plain citizen of the republic. He break
fasts between eight and nine in the morn
ing, and takes his morning newspaper
with his coffee; eats light luncheon at
noon, takes drive just before dinner and
dimes at seven. An hour or two is spent
in social converse in the family circle,
and then comes two or three hours of
work at the office desk. By midnight
the President has begun his nights rest.
On Sunday morning the President goes
to church, and perhaps once month
breaks the monotOny of official routine
by night at the theatre.
There is no man in public life in Wash
ington more accessible and approachable
than the President. Any citizen can see
him on necessary business at any time in
reasonable business hours, and those who
have no other motive than the natural
curiosity to see President can take him
by the hand and converse with him in
the East Room of the White House on
three days of the week. These receptions
are of the most informal character, and
not infrequently the President gets from
them some blunt and frankly-expressed
opinions from people who are not
dlplomatists or courtiers. He enjoys such
talks, and it was perhaps with such ex-
periences in mind that he said at Phila-
delphia in speaking of the President re-
lations to the people: "He will find that
the rules laid down for his guidance and
for the performance of his duties require
not that intellect, not that attainment
which raises him far above the sentiment
of the plain people of the land, but rather
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-11

stepped across the threshold unan-
nounced. Mr.. Cleveland sat behind a
big fat-topped desk in the centre of the
room. The afternoon was warm for
early autumn, and he had removed his
coat for greater comfort. His shirt front
was smooth and unrumpled, and he
wore high collar and old-fashioned
black stock. His clothing is of more
fashionable cut now, but there has been
slight change in his manner of dress
since the days of his mayoralty.
He looked up from the brief he was
reading and nodded pleasantly as l en-
tered. When l introduced myself he
rose and greeted me with a cordial hand
shake and babe me be seated near him.
He began the interviewing himself by
inquiring as to the political situation in
the State. When told him that his
election by big majority was as certain
as any human event could be, he said
quietly and without showing the least
emotion of pleasure, $50 all my friends
tell me. | find my duties here take pretty
situation no study. Well" he continued,
after moment Of thoughtful silence, sit
is a great responsibility, and l don't
know how 1 shall make out with it. All
people can ask is that man
shall do the best he knows how
| thought when 1 assumed the
mayoralty that there were so many
things to be done that the task would
overwhelm me. l saw it was impossible
to consider them all at once and 1 de-
termined to take up one thing at time
and dispose of that before going to the
next. was surprised to find how much
lighter the burden became under such a
system. Should be elected governor 1
shall endeavor to meet each days duties
as they arise. One cannot see very far
into the future, and the policy of the
next State administration cannot be
shaped beyond the broad general prin-
ciples laid down in the party platform.
AS we get nearer to the things to be done
we get more light on them"
Such is fragment of perhaps an hour s
unrestrained conversation. The impress
sion made upon my mind by the inter
view was that Mayor Cleveland was a
frank, outspoken, honest-minded man,
wholly devoid of craft or intrigue and
knowing little of politics or polite
ians. Although he talked without re-
serve and expressed opinions freely, two
things that your trained politician never
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-11
PERSONAL TRAITS.
Cleveland's Demeanor as
Mayor, Governor and
President.
Observations of a Correspond
ent Who Has Met Him
Frequently.
He is Described as a Plain
Citizen Who Does Not Put
on Any Airs.

I have been asked to write something
about President Cleveland's manner of
meeting peoplein his everyday life.
first saw Mayor Cleveland few DAYS
after his nomination as governor of New
York, in 1882. had gone from New
York city across the State on tour of
observation to endeavor to measure as
nearly as possible the size of the Republic
can revolt that was just then beginning
to manifest itself. Long before 1
reached Buffalo all doubts as to the
result of the election were gone. 1t
was only a question as to whether
the Democratic majority would be
$4,000 or 100000. l expected, therefore,
to find in Mayor Cleveland not the anxi-
GUS and cautious candidate, but rather an
elated and self-satisfied person who was
wholly conscious that he had mortgage
on the future. l found a man who was
neither of the anxious nor the elated
sort.
l had Just come from the Tiff House
dining-room, and was inquiring at the
hotel office as to where l would find Mr..
Cleveland's Office, when the clerk, point
ing to stout, broad-shouldered man who
had walked out of the diningroom right
behind me, said, "Why, there's Cleveland
right there I'll introduce YOU"
''Not now," said l ''let's look him
over"
Mr.. Cleveland sauntered over to the desk,
glanced at the register, chatted for a
moment with the clerk and passed to the
other side of the room, where he paused
for talk of five or ten minutes with two
or three acquaintance. He was plainly
but neatly dressed in black and wore a
silk hat. His manner in conversation
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-11

bass. 1t is a soft and gentle
voice that only hints of the
mans resolute nature when he
is reused to emphasis of utter
ances. Seated at his ease in
- LII, Ioo1ral olos, laLS~l
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-11

was easy a n d
natural and with
out restraint. AS
he walked down
Main street to his
law Office two
blocks distant he
stopped three or
four times to
shake hands with
friends in tn e
passing throng,
and nearly every
other man he met
gave him a pleas
ant nod.
[ waited for him
to reach his law
Office before max
ing myself know
to him. There
was no wait
ing on cere-
mony. l en-
tered a large,
square, plain
ly- furnish ed
room inwhich
two or three
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-11
THE WHITE HOUSE MAILS.
How the President Receives and
Answers His Letters.

There are three regular mail deliveries
at the White House. The letter-carrier is
not bothered at all to call there, for if he
were, one carrier would have to be ap-
pointed to attend to this work alone. At
eight o'clock in the morning the first de-
livery is made. The mail is brought
from the postoffice in the Department of
State mail wagon. This morning mail
entirely fills one large mail sack. 1t is
the largest delivery Of the day.
All the letters addressed to the Presi-
dent are put in one pile; those to Mrs.
Cleveland in another. while the miscel-
Ianeous letters are assorted in various
piles. Colonel Lamont's (the Presidents
private secretary mail is usually quite
large, and that, too, is made up in sep
arate package. Mrs. Cleveland's maid
comes in just before her mistress finishes
her breakfast and carries the lady's mail
off to Mrs. Cleveland's private little
boudoir, where that charming lady
spends an hour or so reading and answer
ing her correspondence.
no
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-11

to many good peO-
pie that Mrs. Cleveland
is physically able to en-
dure the exhausting ex-
actions of her position
as lady of the White
House and at the same
time appear always so
joyously gay. She never
pleads WEAKNESS as an
excuse for any inaction
on her part, she never
complains of her duties,
will not accept COM
miserations, and by
looks, speech and daily
life reiterates the fact
that she fully enjoys
existence. At her fort
nightly Saturday after
noon receptions held in
the White House during
the season at the
capital. she has
often stood two
hours and a half
and spoken to
and shaken the
hands of several
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-11

trial and manufacturing bodies through
out the section interested, and new
delegations were made up and invi-
tations extended to visit other cities
than st. Louis and Chicago. So
numerous, in fact, were these bodies
that the President sent communications
to the various committees saying that
they need not be put to the expense and
worry of visiting Washington during the
dog days, but that any invitations in
tended for him could just as well be sent
through the mails. Since the LIST of Au-
gust proceedings have been under way in
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-11

PUBIC ueIl, OuC
discussed only
public que s.
tons, a very safe
rule for states
men always, but
one which few
unvaryinglyob-
serve. l have
met Mr.. Cleve-
land on several
occasions since
he became Pres
ident. l could
not see that he
had changed in
any respect in
his manner of
meeting people.
His frank and
unaffected way
of greeting old
or ne W a c.
q u al n t an C es
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-11

particula rly,
she makes an
exception in
the Presi-
dents favor
and tolerates
his cigars,
which are
always Of the
best, although
con siderable
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-11

pile addressed to President
Cleveland is carried into
Colonel Lamont's room,
and the private secretary
hurriedly runs over it. He
can detect at once letters
which the President should
see and which are per-
sonal. Some few in doubt
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-11

q A1AGtItSA 0hAtbS >ehAA
be arranged after
ward. Luckily, we
have plenty of
time. l shall be
glad to meet or
correspond with a
committee of your
citizens and fix the
date and make the
arrangements in
detail. But the
thing m us t be
done. l will come.
simultaneously
with the an
n0uncement that
the Presto e n t
would, in defer
ence to the wishes
of the Western
peopl e, CO m e
among them for
a while, meetings
were held by the
chambers of COM
merce, boards of
trade and indus
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-11

does, unless he knows the man to whom
he is talking, noted it as remarkable
fact at the time that he said nothing that
could do him the slightest harm had it
been published broadcast.
l noticed the same popularity in him
the following winter after he became gov
ernor. He frequently talked about public
affairs with his visitors-newspape men
as we'll as others-and while apparently
not guarded in speech, never said any
thing that could be used to his own detri-
ment. do not recall a single occasion
during his administration as gov
ernor when he was the victim &,
of reckless and inaccurate inter- v
viewers. One reason for this i'm 4,
munity from annoyance, sup Ii .N
pose, was owing to the fact that "A M
he never gave expression to his M
personal feelings toward otherS n R
IL I..A
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-11
MRS. CLEVELAND'S TOILETS.
The Dresses She Will Wear During
the Present Tour.


the Present Tour.
The features of Mrs. Cleveland have
been made familiar to the public by pho
tographs, but they cannot convey to the
spectator the characteristic charm which
health, vivacity and good humor give to
her varying expressions. Although she
weighs about 40 pounds, she is tall enough
to convey the appearance of slenderness,
which becomes the more marked when
contrasted with the bulky figure of the
President. She was twenty-three years
old on the 21st of July last. She talks
fluently without reserve and without af-
fectation, and as listener her attitude is
one of alert and sympathetic attention.
She is happy and confiding, playful and
practical by turns, and is blessed with
good and kindly nature and a predisposi-
ton to see the best in all things.
J.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-11

young men were writing at desks
covered with law books and papers.
AS one of them paused in his writing
and looked up, 1 inquired if Mr..
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-11
THE PRESIDENT ACCEPTS.
In his remarks to the gentlemen pres
ent on this occasion the President said:

ent on this occasion the President said:
My reply to your very complimentary
and hearty address will be very brief ard
practical. At the time you did me the
honor, with so many of your fellow-citizens,
to invite me to your city, l felt it was an
invitation which should not be declined.
felt that you had something there of which
you were deservedly proud, you had city
and locality there which it was only right
and just that you should wish the chief
magistrate of the country to see and appre-
ciate. OF this feeling L have remarkable
proof. 1t was not at all necessary to
convince me of your good faith and
sincerity that so many of your good
people should come here at this inop-
perfume season to bring this invita-
ton; and yet you don't know how
much it has pleased me to see you
all. [Cheers. The desire to come
to see you has increased. I don't
feel now that l can do otherwise than
accept your invitation. [Great ap-
plause.] The arrangement made be
fore was entirely free from any COM
plication, and presented no likelihood
of any. You are aware that / agreed
to visit the city of Atlanta early in
October. l only speak of this be-
cause, when we are about to deter
mine upon the day when I can visit
you, this Atlanta visit must be taken
into consideration. However, this is
4A<~,~ bod
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-11

Cleveland was in. 81 think
you will find him in there"
said he, pointing to an inner
door with the tip of his pen.
There was no messenger
to take in my card or make
known nv coming, and I
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-11

writes in tn a t
full, flow in &
schoolgirl style,
in letters some
what large and
bold, that is now
the fashionable
thing in ladies'
penmanship.
Mrs. Cleveland
is not particular
ly fond of pets,
but by force of
circums tances
has been obliged
to harbor a good
many geological
specimens. When
she was abroad a
friend gave her
the Russian poo
die Hector, but
Mrs. Cleveland
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-11

in size and powerful in
strength. He has always
bought them of the same
dealer in Albany, and they are
made expressly for him in
Havana.
Dancing in the White House
by the hostess herself was
commenced bv Mrs. DOnel-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-11

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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-28

the laying of water pipes, are matters
which should not be delayed a moment,
as they are OF utmost importance.
The necessity for well equipped In
sane Asylum in this Kingdom is great.
Isolated as We are from the rest of the
world, with an ever increasing foreign
population, the proper means for the
care of this unfortunate class, which of
late years has been rapidly increasing, is
of paramount importance. In this age
OF strife and competition, when everyone
has to work to his utmost to obtain and
hold position in the world, it takes
only a trifling reverse of the wheel of
fortune, acting upon an over-wrought
nervous system, to unbalance the mind,
that most wonderful of all wonderful
creations, and the most delicately
arranged, and cast it into a living
tomb to await the day when nature
would claim the rest of being which
had perhaps years before gone out of ex-
istence. With proper care and attention
at the critical moment the individual
might, many times, be saved and placed
back into the world to take his position
in society, as before.
We do not know when some one near
and dear to us, or even We ourselves may,
through some unexpected and unfortu-
nate train of circumstances have to claim
the benefits and protection OF an institu
ton of this character, and the import
ance of having such an institution fully
equipped and ably managed would then
be realized.
Trusting that this report and these
suggestions may meet with your APP
prevail, we are very respectfully yours,
S. B. DOLE,
H. WAREHOUSE,
G.. II. MARTIN, NJ. d.
p. S.-We have expended for clerical
assistance $25.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-28
THE INSANE ASYLUM INVESTIGATION

In another column will be found the
report of the committee appointed to in
vestigate certain charges made against
those to whom the management of the
Insane Asylum is intrusted, as also the
general working of the institution. With
some trihing exceptions the charges are
sustained, and the condition of the Asy-
lum as a whole is a disgrace to civiliza-
ton. The recommendations of the COM
mittee are comprehensive and intelH-
gent, and should be acted upon with the
least possible delay. There is one i'm
portant point of which no mention is
made, but its consideration would doubt
less follow the appointment Of a duly
qualified medical superintendent A
distinction should always be made be-
tween cases which are deemed incurable
and those in which there is some hope
OF recovery, with a view to rendering
every possible encouragement to the
latter. The management of the Insane
Asylum, like every other department
under the control OF the State, should be
based upon the most approved princi-
pies in operation in older communities,
and it is essential that the executive Of
ticers should in all cases be men pos
sessed of an intimate knowledge of these,
with view to their practical appica-
tiOn